Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Furs are not my cup of tea, but if you remember my post here and after seeing Fashionista's beautiful pictures, I, too, decided to go with one :) Worn by my beloved tailed jacket. Before the ferry, on the way, and in Sausalito..

A Thanksgiving roadtrip to San Francisco. I loooove San Francisco, you can read the intensity of my love on my face when I am on its mind blowingly beautiful streets.

Some memories from this time; delicious Ethiopian dinner along with live Jazz at Sheba in Fillmore, Christmas tree lighting in Union Square, Mexican breakfast at Ferry Building Market Place, Sausalito by Ferry, coffee at The Grove on Chestnut, mango rice cake at Japanese Tea Garden.

Monday, November 28, 2011

This is from three weeks ago, in Melrose. Melrose Starbucks, one of our favorites. Of course no comparison to Bebek Starbucks!! Oh my, am I missing Istanbul! Another vintage piece, plaid skirt with fringes at the hemline.

These are my favorite Derishow pants. Every summer I look forward to wearing them again :) The folding part doesn't stay still, though, since it is tied to the other part not buttoned. This time its friend is my Theory crepe shirt.

It is pouring outside, and here I am with sequins, sheer tights and fancy accessories on a Sunday afternoon :) It is the holiday season, and I, too, need to get into mood, no? Really it is not even Thanksgiving, yet everywhere is in fancy lights, decorations, holiday music completes the spirit. Let's party then!!! Who cares it is raining and windy??

Mine and theirs do not look very much alike, but I tried :) I should have done the back part more upward. This is, as most of you know, from Valentino Spring 2012 show. Even though it looks effortless, to do your own hair requires dexterity.

Friday, November 18, 2011

As I was helping my daughter with her Thanksgiving Pilgrim Project, I started thinking more about beautiful Turkish designs, especially floral ones. This project expects the kids to talk about their family ancestry, when they made the journey to America, from where they came, etc. with this Pilgrim Doll representative :) Ours is a modern pilgrim. Thus, we went with fairly modern clothes :) She is going to sit on a big Turkey map along with a Turkish flag.

Okay, the point is I was looking for something to draw on the skirt that represents our culture. And of course, an elegant tulip design would do the work. If I buy good fabric paints, I might start putting these motifs on my clothes here and there. I have a Tezhip art at home (painted and gifted by my cousin Yasemin). Tezhip is a Turkish illumination art which has symbolic meanings to each color. This art mostly consists of beautiful flower motifs.

When I was searching for Turkish prints, I found this beautiful idea and work of Rıfat Özbek. Yastık (Cushion) by Rıfat Özbek. There are three stores; İstanbul, London. Alaçatı. They have all kinds of ethnic designs from all over the world.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hey, look what I found in my grand grandma's attic :P Just kidding, from Wasteland. My mom was like "hey that is a grandma jacket!" and continued "but everything looks good on you" :D:D I know mom, you don't want me to feel bad, but have I ever felt so??? :D This is very-well kept Escada. I have another humongous men's jacket from Zara and I love them both. Especially at chilly fall nights over my thin layers.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Ethnic prints, Navajo, Aztec, Anatolian, tribal, you name it.. Anything with these prints is in now ;) Check Fashionista's detailed editorial here. This top is go.make.noise, local LA brand. I am sure it is going to make big noise. On Friday, I and my daughter had a girls' day out. Biked to a Mexican restaurant, had a big lunch, colored a dog piggybank :) at Color Me Mine, and biked back home half tired, yet very pleased.

When I was browsing Santa Monica Wasteland's racks last Saturday, I found this
skirt. "Same as
my kitchen carpet" said my sister when we were on skype :D